Business Databases by Subject

Investext (available through Mergent Online) provides research reports written by analysts at leading investment banks, brokerage houses and consulting firms. Includes both current and historical reports. Please see the Resources for Analyst Reports Tutorial for further assistance.

Type RSE (Research Function) and press the GO button. Click on Initiating Coverage to access the analyst reports. There are additional research categories on the RSE menu such Analyst Upgrades, Analyst Downgrades and Research by Analyst. Only available through the Bloomberg Terminal at Pardee Library (no remote access).

Zacks Equity Research are available.

Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

MarketLine (formerly Datamonitor) Company Profiles provide profiles of companies worldwide. Each profile includes a business description, company history, key employees, major products/services and competitors. Many of the profiles contain a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis. To locate company profile, browse alphabetical list of company profiles or type company name into Browse For search box and click on Browse button. Available through Business Source Complete.

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Tracks the social, environmental and governance of corporations throughout the world. Formerly known as Global Socrates and ESG Manager on campus.

Go to Companies/Markets tab at the top of the page and click on Company. Then type in your company in Get Company Snapshot.

The Hoover's Company Records Database via Nexis Uni contains information for more than 40,000 major public and private companies worldwide. In-Depth Records include overviews and histories, up to 10 years of key financial and employment data, lists of products and key competitors, names of key officers, addresses, and phone and fax numbers.

In-depth company information and financials for international public companies. Allows you to export financials into Excel and create company comparisons using ratios and other financial metrics. Good source for annual reports and company 10K’s. Provides access to research reports written by analysts at leading investment banks, brokerage houses and consulting firms. Click on the Investext tab to access the analyst reports.

Click on Company under the Companies/Markets tab at the top of the page and then find a company snapshot by either ticker or name.

This database will compare company against company using ratios and financial metrics, access company SEC filings like 10-k’s as well as annual reports and allows you to export financials into Excel.

Compustat Global provides data on over 28,500 companies and represents over 90% of the world’s market capitalization, including 90% of the Asian market cap, 90% of the Indian market cap, 95% of the Taiwanese market cap and 95% of the European market cap. BU subscription does not include the Emerging Markets Database (from S&P). Please see the WRDS Tutorial for log-in instructions as well as a list of commonly asked questions.

Company financials on more than 7,500 publicly held companies, available through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). See librarian for password for use on library computers only. Please see the WRDS Tutorial for log-in instructions as well as a list of commonly asked questions.

We are currently having access issues with this resource - 5/26/2023
Tracks the social, environmental and governance of corporations throughout the world. Formerly known as Global Socrates and ESG Manager on campus.

Provides information on the missions, finances, programs, and management of nonprofit organizations, including foundations, public charities, and others. Search by name, keyword, city or state, nonprofit type (public charity, private operating foundation, or private nonoperating foundation), or income range. This database is part of Candid, a nonprofit knowledge bank for the social sector.

In-depth company information and financials for international public companies. Allows you to export financials into Excel and create company comparisons using ratios and other financial metrics. Good source for annual reports and company 10K’s. Provides access to research reports written by analysts at leading investment banks, brokerage houses and consulting firms. Click on the Investext tab to access the analyst reports.

Current and historical directories of U.S. businesses and consumers. Search businesses by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, revenue, location, number of employees and more. Also includes job and internship listings. For help, see tutorial listed below:

ProQuest One Business combines multiple ProQuest business information databases including ABI-Inform, Accounting, Tax & Banking and Entrepreneurship and contains more than 130 million documents. Content in this database also covers over 2,400 journals and magazines, several hundred news sources, thousands of ebooks, videos and company, industry and country reports.

Provides bibliographic and full text content, including indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back to 1886 and full text journal articles in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. The database full text content includes investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses. Sources covered by this database include Economist Intelligence Unit country reports.

Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

Current news from major and local newspapers and newswires.